Give me back my £5.30!

Rating: 1/10 (18 December 2002)

For the first time EVER, I came out of the cinema feeling like I had wasted my money. I will give any film its dues and would never leave before the end of a film no matter how disgraceful it is but I honestly found my legs twitching before this film was even half over.
I want my £5.30 back and I want that 112 minutes of my life back.
I support British film and have enjoyed many recent British releases but this film is dire. It is one step down from a very poor 80s American B movie. The plot was predictable yet tiresome, the cast were mainly ineffective and dull and compared to his roles in both "Gone in 60 Seconds" and "Othello", Christopher Eccleston is a huge, huge disappointment. I truly hope he is sat at home now regretting his involvement in such a poor piece of cinema. Don't do it again, Christopher.
The only saving grace of this film is some the aesthetics of the camera work which uses a similar technique to battle scenes in Gladiator. Frames are removed in the filming process leading to a slightly jerky playback which offsets nicely against the rain falling.
However, I also believe this is one of those films like Blair Which Project. It will either be loved or hated. In this case, I hated it. But you must watch it make your own decision. Just try and get someone else to pay for you so you don't waste your hard earned money!